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Available seminars

Enrolment is obligatory for all seminars and instructions can be found on the Department of Sociology and Social Research’s ETCS Seminars webpage. 
In order to enrol on the seminars, you must meet the requirements indicated. Please note that if your course instructor evaluates your language level as not being sufficient within the first classes, you may be asked to leave the course.

In the Download area you can find the contents of the seminars organized.

• Advanced English for Global and Local Studies credit seminar – 36 hours

The seminar is offered in the first and second semester to students of the MA programme in Global and Local Studies. The course aims to give students practice with the lexis used in global and local studies as well as the opportunity to analyse and create written and oral policy briefs. 
In order to enrol on the course students need to have a B2 level of English (Common European Framework of Reference) which may be attested in one of the following ways:
- be taking the placement test and placing into a C1a level course;
- by passing a B2b level course at CLA (the result of the final course test is valid for a year)
- by passing the CLA online B2 exam
- by possessing an international B2 level certificate (see the list of recognised certificates here: (https://www.cla.unitn.it/en/780/certificates-do-you-have-a-certificate).

• Advanced English for Sociology and Social Research – 36 hours

This seminar is offered in the first semester to students of the Master’s program in Sociology and Social Research.
In order to enrol on the course, students need to have a B2 level of English (Common European Framework of Reference) which may be attested in one of the following ways:
- be taking the placement test and placing into a C1a level course;
- by passing a B2b level course at CLA (the result of the final course test is valid for a year)
- by passing the CLA online B2 exam
- by possessing an international B2 level certificate (see the list of recognised certificates here: (https://www.cla.unitn.it/en/780/certificates-do-you-have-a-certificate).

• Advanced English for Organization, Society and Technology Studies" – 36 hours

The seminar is intended for students of the MA in Organization, Society and Technology Studies and is offered in the first and second semester. 
In order to enrol on the course, students need to have a B2 level of English (Common European Framework of Reference) which may be attested in one of the following ways:
- be taking the placement test and placing into a C1a level course;
- by passing a B2b level course at CLA (the result of the final course test is valid for a year)
- by passing the CLA online B2 exam
- by possessing an international B2 level certificate (see the list of recognised certificates here: (https://www.cla.unitn.it/en/780/certificates-do-you-have-a-certificate).

•  Advanced "English for Academic Writing and Presentations" credit seminar – 36 hours

This seminar is offered in the first semester to students in the Master’s programmes in the Department of Sociology and Social Research and in the second semester to students at the undergraduate level. This course aims at improving participants' skills in writing academic essays, discussing data and trends, and giving presentations in an academic setting. 

First Semester – Master’s 
In order to enrol on the course for Master’s students, students need to have a C1 level of English (Common European Framework of Reference) which may be attested in one of the following ways:
- be taking the placement test and placing into a C1b level course;
- by passing a C1a level course at CLA (the result of the final course test is valid for a year)
- by passing the CLA online C1 exam
- by possessing an international C1 level certificate (see the list of recognised certificates here: (https://www.cla.unitn.it/en/780/certificates-do-you-have-a-certificate).

Second Semester – Undergraduate Level
In order to enrol on the course, students need to have a B2 level of English (Common European Framework of Reference) which may be attested in one of the following ways:
- be taking the placement test and placing into a C1a level course;
- by passing a B2b level course at CLA (the result of the final course test is valid for a year)
- by passing the CLA online B2 exam
- by possessing an international B2 level certificate (see the list of recognised certificates here: (https://www.cla.unitn.it/en/780/certificates-do-you-have-a-certificate).

• Professional English for Data Science course – 36 hours

The course is offered in the first semester to students of the MA programme in Data Science. The course meets once a week for 3 hours. 
In order to enrol on the course, students need to have a B2 level of English (Common European Framework of Reference) which may be attested in one of the following ways:
- be taking the placement test and placing into a C1a level course;
- by passing a B2b level course at CLA (the result of the final course test is valid for a year)
- by passing the CLA online B2 exam
- by possessing an international B2 level certificate (see the list of recognised certificates here: (https://www.cla.unitn.it/en/780/certificates-do-you-have-a-certificate).

• Specialist English for International Studies – 40 hours

The course is offered in the first and second semester to students of the undergraduate International Studies degree course. 
In order to enrol on the course students need to have a B2 level of English (Common European Framework of Reference) which may be attested in one of the following ways:
- be taking the placement test and placing into a C1a level course;
- by passing a B2b level course at CLA (the result of the final course test is valid for a year)
- by passing the CLA online B2 exam
- by possessing an international B2 level certificate (see the list of recognised certificates here: (https://www.cla.unitn.it/en/780/certificates-do-you-have-a-certificate).

Who can enrol?

Enrolment on the “Academic Writing and Presentations" course is open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students from the Department of Sociology and Social Research.
All other seminars are only available to the students on the degree program specified in the description.

How much does a course cost?

The courses are free of charge.

How do I enrol?

Enrolment is online through the Department of Sociology and Social Research (email: segreteria.srs@unitn.it).